European Landowners' Organization

Name

European Landowners' Organization

Legal name

European Landowners Organization (ELO)

Website

https://europeanlandowners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The European Landowners' Organization is a Brussels-based nonprofit federation, founded in 1972, that represents landowners, farmers, foresters, and rural entrepreneurs across Europe through roughly fifty national member associations, delivering policy advocacy, certification, events, and publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (924120), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Program Development & Administration (AFAMAMAF), Wildlife, Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation Administration (BPAIAMAG)

Keywords

• Landowner advocacy
• Agricultural policy
• Rural land management
• Biodiversity conservation
• Federation associations

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and organizational activities: ELO operates as a federation of associations, representing the interests of landowners, farmers, foresters, and rural entrepreneurs. The organization funds its activities through membership contributions and organizes events and projects with EU funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

European Landowners' Organization (ELO) is a nonprofit federation of national associations that represents the interests of European landowners, farmers, foresters, and rural entrepreneurs. It delivers policy advocacy on agriculture, biodiversity, climate, forests, and land/property, runs the Wildlife Estates voluntary accreditation system, hosts the annual Forum for the Future of Agriculture conference and the Innovators by Nature event, publishes CountrySide Magazine, and participates in EU-funded Horizon Europe projects such as DigitAF, SoilValues, and SOILGUARD.

Product overview

The European Landowners' Organization (ELO) is a federation of associations representing European landowners, farmers, foresters, and rural entrepreneurs. Its product portfolio centers on policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement, comprising the Wildlife Estates Label (a voluntary accreditation system for sustainable land and wildlife management), the eNatura2000 Mobile Application (a networking and information tool for Natura 2000 users), the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (annual conference series), CountrySide Magazine (bimonthly publication), and multiple award programs including the European Bee Award, European Tree of the Year, Belleuropa Award, and Land and Soil Management Award. ELO also organizes the Innovators by Nature annual event and provides a Members Trusted Area online platform for its members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wildlife Estates Label: Voluntary accreditation system promoting sustainable land use and wildlife management practices on privately held land throughout Europe, with over 500 estates covering more than 2 million hectares.
• European Bee Award
• European Tree of the Year
• Belleuropa Award
• Innovators by Nature

Products and services

• Wildlife Estates Label Voluntary accreditation system for privately held European estates that promotes sustainable land use, wildlife management, and biodiversity conservation. Open to landowners, farmers, foresters, and rural entrepreneurs; currently covers 500+ estates spanning more than 2 million hectares and is delivered through National Delegations with public and private actors.
• eNatura2000 Mobile Application Mobile application for users of the Natura 2000 network, providing learning materials, recommendations, contact suggestions, personalization, profile creation, and networking features. Data is stored on Amazon servers in Ireland and processing is GDPR-compliant.
• Members Trusted Area Online member portal (hosted on the Trusted Family platform) that gives ELO members exclusive access to collaboration, resource sharing, and networking spaces within the federation.
• CountrySide Magazine Bimonthly magazine covering ELO's activities, achievements, policy developments, and stories related to rural land management, biodiversity, and agricultural sustainability across Europe; available in English and French editions.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Friends of the CountrysidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2025ELO and Friends of the Countryside jointly organize the Innovators by Nature event, a high-level gathering of landowners, farmers, foresters, investors, policymakers, and sustainable entrepreneurs. First edition held December 2025, taking place annually since.
• INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINRAE coordinates the DigitAF Horizon Europe project. DigitAF aims at mainstreaming agroforestry throughout Europe through a consortium of 32 partners from 20 countries. ELO is involved in strengthening agroforestry and carbon farming policies.
• KU LeuvencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKU Leuven coordinates the SoilValues Horizon Europe project. ELO is a project partner working on developing successful soil health business models across the EU.
• European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association (CEMA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEMA co-establishes the European Bee Award with ELO since 2014 to acknowledge innovative and practical ideas to protect pollinators in European farming.
• Copa-CogecamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerELO works together with Copa-Cogeca on joint statements regarding EUDR, agricultural policy, and sector priorities including NGT adoption and simplification agenda.
• European Forest-based Sector (Forest Europe)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint statement at Forest Europe 10th Ministerial Conference - Stockholm on sustainable forest management supporting climate action, biodiversity, economic growth, and rural livelihoods.
• ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENoLL leads the SOILL Framework Partnership to coordinate, support, expand, and promote the network of 100 Soil Health Living Labs and Lighthouses.
• SyngentamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 20-year collaboration through Operation Pollinator program providing tailored flower seed mixtures to support pollinator recovery and biodiversity.
• WWF European Policy OfficemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerELO and WWF co-authored policy brief 'Growing Trees on Farmland' supporting EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 target of planting 3 billion additional trees.
• FACE (European Federation for Hunting and Conservation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint press releases on wolf management and European Parliament Intergroup 'Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside' activities.
• IDEA ConsultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Heritage Houses for Europe project, a Preparatory Action of the European Parliament implemented by the European Commission.
• European Historic Houses AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Heritage Houses for Europe project alongside ELO and IDEA Consult, assessing added value of family-owned heritage houses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Copa-Cogeca: The united voice of European farmers and agricultural cooperatives. Operates as a federation under the same Brussels policy-advocacy model as ELO, frequently issuing joint statements and partnering on agricultural and rural policy.
• IFOAM Organics Europe: European umbrella for organic food and farming organizations. Comparable Brussels-based federation structure representing farmers and landowners around sustainable agriculture policy, including CAP and sustainability regulation.
• European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA): Brussels-based umbrella for young farmer organizations across the EU. Comparable federation model representing rural constituencies in EU policy, with overlapping agricultural and generational-renewal policy priorities.
• European Forest-based Sector (Forest Europe): Pan-European forest policy platform covering sustainable forest management, biodiversity and rural livelihoods. ELO partners with Forest Europe on joint ministerial statements, making it a directly comparable federation in the forestry policy space.
• FACE - European Federation for Hunting and Conservation: Brussels-based federation representing national hunting associations across Europe. Shares ELO's federation structure, Brussels policy focus, and explicit bridge between private land use (hunting) and biodiversity policy, including joint work on large carnivore management.

Others

• European Rural Parliament: Grassroots movement for rural communities across Europe. Operates as a complementary convening platform on rural sustainability and policy, overlapping with ELO's rural entrepreneurship and land management mandate.

Broad incumbents

• European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Largest European network of environmental citizens' organizations. Operates in the same Brussels policy space on biodiversity, soil and agricultural sustainability, often as an interlocutor or counterweight to landowner-focused federations like ELO.
• WWF European Policy Office: Larger environmental NGO with permanent Brussels policy presence. ELO and WWF co-author policy briefs (e.g., 'Growing Trees on Farmland'), making WWF a counterpart organization across the conservation-policy table.
• IUCN European Regional Office: Global conservation union's European office. Comparable convening power on biodiversity policy and standards, including work on nature-based solutions and landscape-level conservation intersecting with ELO's Wildlife Estates work.

Emerging players

• BirdLife Europe & Central Asia: European branch of BirdLife International, focused on bird and habitat conservation. Engages on overlapping EU biodiversity, agriculture and forestry policy issues but from a stricter conservation NGO posture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EULandownersOrg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/eloevents/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/europeanlandowners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-landowners'-organization
• Instagraminstagram.com/europeanlandowners

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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